The group is holding a Stick Science contest - that's where you draw a cartoon using stick figures (not everyone can draw) - in which kids illuminate the truth about a widely held but false belief about science:

"Your job is to create a cartoon that can be used to educate the general public and especially decision makers (state legislators, school board members) about the truth behind one false argument."

Children under 12 have a separate division in which they would draw about why understanding science is important.

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